...cancelled today?..

This Friday...Starts at 20th & Market...1:00...BE THERE!

I have zero shame in starting this thread, Ryan played one of the best six game stretches you might ever see in March. The kid was a model of consistentcey in March, this year, and pretty much throughout his career. A true Villanova legend, hang his jersey!

I make no bones about, Arch is my favorite player in Nova history and has been since day 1. From his first game in his junior year at Neshaminey till now, one of the best pure basketball players I have ever seen. Always seemed to make the right decision and was always a team player. Who knew six years ago he would be the PG and MOP on a national title team? There was always something special about him. Outstanding player and career. Straw that stired the drink.

His career ended the way it should have, making the right basketball play and pass for the win.

Credit to Ryan Arch, an all time great!

If Nova won this year?

In 85 I was a Georgetown fan. I was 10. Many here already scaled Everest, 1985.

I ask because the younger guys do not have your experience in winning it all. What was it like in 85? Please provide your best stories. For the younger guys it would be a way of passing stories down. There will always be generation divides on issues. What makes Nova special is the community. We are the midst of an amazing run which we all hope/believe ends up in post season success.

Personally, I've been blessed with a great life. The single most important moment of my life was when my first child was born. We had an amazing moment that will always be the single most important/special moment of my life...nothing will compete. My life now consists of things I love/value.

Nova winning would be a seminal moment in my life. It's all perspective and importance, but winning against the UK's, Duke's KU's etc.... would be so sweet. Winning one in this era would be so special. Younger guys haven't won one as you older guys did. that's a compliment. To me, it would be amazing.

Probably would have been rejected as being too unrealistic and cliche.
Absolutely amazing and will be a memory we will never forget. Unreal.

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From the team stream last night.

its an even better feeling when you do it by dominating, and playing an incredible brand of basketball for six consecutive games-----which earned us the respect of everyone!!! And in addition to that, the grueling path we had to take to get to the finish line was one of the most, if not THE most difficult paths ever taken in tournament history------facing 2 #1's and a #2 seed------and having to beat 5 teams who were all ranked in the Top 5 at some point during the season!! So not only did we get it done, but we got it done in a very big and a very "memorable" way, not only for the Nova Nation-------but for the "Entire Nation"!!

So yes indeed, we definitely did it the Wright way!!

I'm an artist and typically do a painting of each year's Championship team. Here are some of my previous Championship paintings (http://www.jasonrobichau.com/#!championship-paintings/c19d5). I wanted to gauge the interest level of Nova fans in regards to me doing one of these paintings. They typically take about 3 months to complete.

With that in mind, I've set up a kickstarter page: Login to view embedded media . If this project gets funded, I promise that the painting will be amazing!

Congrats on an amazing victory! The game is an instant classic!

Just some fun team stats...

We had the 15th best FG% in the nation (48.3%)
We had the 2nd best 2 point FG% in the nation (57.4%)
With all the struggles from 3, we ended up at 36.2%, or 112th in the country
We shot 78.2% from the line (2nd in the country)

At 35-5, we had the best winning percentage in the nation (87.5%)

Total points scored this year, total career points

Hart - 618, 1248
Jenkins - 545, 913
Arcidiacono - 498, 1604
Brunson - 383, 383
Ochefu - 371, 1015
Booth - 281, 491
Bridges - 254, 254
Reynolds - 143, 188
DiVincenzco - 15, 15
Farrell - 6, 11
Rafferty - 4, 8
Lowe - 0, 8

other career stats

Acrhi - 535 assists and 253 TO's. Also, 96 of those turnovers (38%) came as a freshman
Ochefu - 929 total rebounds. Imagine if he would have played more than 22 minutes a game (as a career average)
Jenkins made 100 3's this year. He's made 178 for his career

the same we ran against SH earlier in the year? was Hart setting up for the fake handoff? i've seen it described in the press that Jenkins was the last option, but I don't think so. he was an option that at that particular time was wide open.

press has wondered why brice johnson was standing all by himself under the basket. could he have been anticipating archi faking the handoff and going to the rim?

As a lifelong Yankee fan I have seen numerous championships. I never thought I would ever compare a Nova player to Derek Jeter, but Ryan is the equivalent. He isn't the most flashy,he hustles, he's not the quickest, or the biggest. He is steady, he makes the right decisions, and he is a flat out winner!

It was a pleasure watching him (as it was Jeter) these past 4 years. He goes out in Dramatic fashion as a champion!

Good news: Looks like they will be selling a DVD of the game!

Better news: It is a blu-ray/DVD combo so you in essence get TWO copies. Blu-Ray/HD!

http://villanova-dvd.cbscollegestore.com/store.cfm?store_id=414&partner_id=22423

Still a "pre-order", says estimated ship date May 24th... this will be far better quality that I could produce from my DVR.

Have at it boys

http://seasonlongpool.com/

Love this reaction!!!

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I know Jay said he thought they were going to add time back on the clock, but that beyond cool, calm, and collected reaction was more than just a coach staying in the moment.

There's no one that credits his opponents and respects them in a win more than Jay freaking Wright. After Oklahoma game, you could tell he genuinely felt bad about blowing them out in such an embarrassing fashion on such a big stage.

There's no doubt in my mind his reaction was nothing but pure empathy towards Roy Williams and the Carolina kids, fully understanding how tough it must be to lose a game like that. He didn't want to celebrate until he had a chance to shake hands with the opponent. He's all class, deserves this beyond words can explain, and I know I speak for all of Nova Nation when I say we couldn't be prouder of him, or have a better representative of our university.

Beyond hitting the HUGE shot the guy was a +14 during the game. We were a different team with him on the court last night.

1. Mopping the floor
2. Setting the screen
3. Running to find someone on the bench
4. Hugging JVP
5. Explaining his mopping in the press conference. "The little kid was having a hard time, and it was my wet spot."

http://bloximages.newyork1.vip.town...6f6-850c-fe9ffff15cdf/57033a8dccd99.image.jpg

I'll see if I can find any more and post. Resolution should be suitable for desktop background or printing and framing.

What a moment.

there are no negatives allowed on this forum........so, don't classify these as negatives.......but, heard that on N. Broad Street and on 54th Street, I've heard there are many who are just sick, and who are having their worst night-mares...........
And I'll call this borderline negative......but certain media types are saying that if that game had gone to OT, UNC would have won the game..... but, Kris made sure that didn't happen.......

... haven't gotten to sleep yet.
here is a starter article:
https://villanova.n.rivals.com/news/cats-win-it-all-


will have more later.

I love Kris' game this year. He has really gained a lot of pois that allows him to play to his strengths; mixing in mid-range and post up game with his threes. The "old-man" head fake game is impressive.

What I enjoy just as much is how fired up he gets after big plays. It does not matter if it was a play he made for one of his teammates. I loved his reaction after Booth's dunk. Kris picked up a foul, but then ran right to Phil screaming.

Damn, I love this team.

I've bashed them a lot this year, but their coverage of this game is out of his world. Just listened to Jenkins on Mike and Mike and Jay is coming up soon. They are lavishing endless praise for our guys and program. So I'll happily eat whatever crow as they go way over the top for Nova.

Just got wind that the team is so focused and dialed in they asked Jay for 20 minutes alone as a team without the coaches.